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The 2005–06 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Pat Flannery, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 27–5, 14–0 in Patriot League play to win the conference regular season title by three games. They won the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 8 seed Arkansas in the opening round.[1] In the round of 32, the Bison were beaten by No. 1 seed Memphis.[2] This was the second straight season the Bison reached the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.

ConferencePatriot League
CoachesNo. 25
Record27–5 (14–0 Patriot)
Headcoach
Quick facts Bucknell Bison men's basketball, Patriot League tournament champions ...
2005–06 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record27–5 (14–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coachMark Prosser (3rd season)
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
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2005–06 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell †14–0 1.00027–5  .844
Holy Cross11–3 .78620–12  .625
Lehigh11–3 .78619–12  .613
American7–7 .50012–17  .414
Lafayette5–9 .35711–17  .393
Colgate4–10 .28610–19  .345
Navy3–11 .21410–18  .357
Army1–13 .0715–22  .185
† 2006 Patriot League tournament winner
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2005–06 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Darren Mastropaolo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Falmouth, Maine
G 2 Rob Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 3 Charles Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gaithersburg, Maryland
F 4 Donald Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Central Islip, New York
G 5 Abe Badmus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 11 John Griffin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 12 Kevin Bettencourt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Peabody, Massachusetts
F 21 John Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 22 Holland Mack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)192 lb (87 kg) Sr Paterson, New Jersey
F 25 Andrew Morrison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Sea Isle City, New Jersey
C 32 Chris McNaughton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Leutershausen, Germany
C 44 Tarik Viaer-McClymont 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)265 lb (120 kg) Sr Springfield Gardens, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 18, 2005*
    		 at Rider W 56–54  1–0
    		 Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
    Lawrenceville, New Jersey
    Nov 22, 2005*
    		 at No. 17 Syracuse W 74–69  2–0
    		 Carrier Dome (20,490)
    Syracuse, New York
    Nov 26, 2005*
    		 Yale W 87–60  3–0
    		 Sojka Pavilion (2,950)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Nov 30, 2005*
    		 at Niagara W 66–63  4–0
    		 Gallagher Center (2,039)
    Lewiston, New York
    Dec 3, 2005*
    		 at DePaul W 57–52  5–0
    		 Allstate Arena (7,746)
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Dec 6, 2005*
    		 No. 4 Villanova L 60–79  5–1
    		 Sojka Pavilion (4,433)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Dec 17, 2005*
    		 Holy Cross W 83–39  6–1
    		 Sojka Pavilion (2,598)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Dec 19, 2005*
    		 Haverford W 76–44  7–1
    		 Sojka Pavilion (1,340)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Dec 21, 2005*
    		 Saint Joseph's W 63–51  8–1
    		 Sojka Pavilion (4,252)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Dec 28, 2005*
    		 vs. Boston University
    Cable Car Classic    		 W 63–57  9–1
    		 Leavey Center (2,085)
    Santa Clara, California
    Dec 29, 2005*
    		 at Santa Clara
    Cable Car Classic    		 L 68–77  9–2
    		 Leavey Center (1,875)
    Santa Clara, California
    Jan 2, 2006*
    ESPN    		 at No. 1 Duke L 50–84  9–3
    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, North Carolina
    Jan 7, 2006
    		 at Navy W 74–52  10–3 (1–0)
    		 Alumni Hall (2,891)
    Annapolis, Maryland
    Jan 11, 2006
    		 at American W 58–50  11–3 (2–0)
    		 Bender Arena (1,389)
    Washington D.C.
    Jan 14, 2006
    CSTV    		 Holy Cross W 56–42  12–3 (3–0)
    		 Sojka Pavilion (4,102)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Jan 18, 2006
    		 Lafayette W 62–32  13–3 (4–0)
    		 Sojka Pavilion (3,967)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Jan 21, 2006
    		 Colgate W 62–43  14–3 (5–0)
    		 Sojka Pavilion (4,157)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Jan 25, 2006
    		 at Lehigh W 59–54  15–3 (6–0)
    		 Stabler Arena (3,556)
    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Jan 28, 2006
    		 Navy W 81–47  16–3 (7–0)
    		 Sojka Pavilion (4,180)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Feb 1, 2006
    		 at Army W 67–54  17–3 (8–0)
    		 Christl Arena (518)
    West Point, New York
    Feb 4, 2006
    		 at Colgate W 68–59  18–3 (9–0)
    		 Cotterell Court (1,052)
    Hamilton, New York
    Feb 8, 2006
    		 American W 74–57  19–3 (10–0)
    		 Sojka Pavilion (3,413)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Feb 11, 2006
    		 at Holy Cross W 57–52  20–3 (11–0)
    		 Hart Center (4,000)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Feb 15, 2006
    CSTV    		 No. 24 at Lafayette W 69–49  21–3 (12–0)
    		 Kirby Sports Center (3,184)
    Easton, Pennsylvania
    Feb 18, 2006*
    ESPN2    		 No. 24 at Northern Iowa
    BracketBusters    		 L 61–65 2OT 21–4
    		 UNI-Dome (8,442)
    Cedar Falls, Iowa
    Feb 22, 2006
    		 Lehigh W 81–70  23–4
    (13–0)    		 Sojka Pavilion (4,136)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Feb 25, 2006
    		 Army W 70–47  23–4
    (14–0)    		 Sojka Pavilion (4,174)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Patriot League tournament
    Mar 3, 2006*
    		 Army
    Quarterfinals    		 W 59–47  24–4
    		 Sojka Pavilion (3,946)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Mar 5, 2006*
    		 American
    Semifinals    		 W 64–50  25–4
    		 Sojka Pavilion (3,833)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Mar 10, 2006*
    ESPN2    		 Holy Cross
    Championship Game    		 W 74–59  26–4
    		 Sojka Pavilion (4,110)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 2006*
    CBS    		 (9 W) vs. (8 W) Arkansas
    First Round    		 W 59–55  27–4
    		 American Airlines Center (19,028)
    Dallas, Texas
    Mar 19, 2006*
    CBS    		 (9 W) vs. (1 W) No. 4 Memphis
    Second Round    		 L 56–72  27–5
    		 American Airlines Center (19,251)
    Dallas, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=Syracuse.
    All times are in Eastern Time.
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    Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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